School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Adv Manufacturing/Fabrication
Department
Machine Tool
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Machine Tool Technology
Course Number
105
Course Title
Print Reading for Manufacturing
Cross-Referenced Course
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description
Surveys the fundamentals of print reading and focuses on concepts and techniques used in various segments of the manufacturing industry. Covers print reading components, such as title blocks, parts lists, geometric terms, and construction. Topics include how to read multi-view drawings, which include section views and auxiliary views, and how to develop strategies for recognizing part shape and size through multiple styles of industrial drawings. Also emphasizes an understanding of part process completion, industrial materials, fasteners, cams, gears, numerical control, and surface finish.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Introduction to Drafting and Print Reading
- Object Representation
- Sectional and Auxiliary Views
- Measuring Systems
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Detail and Assembly Prints
- Materials and Machining
- Threads and Fasteners
- Gears and Cams
- Numerical Control
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Identify parts of an industrial drawing.
- Recognize basic views of projection.
- Explain various parts of a title block.
- Identify different line types: hidden lines, center lines, and object lines.
- Interpret drafting symbols, tolerance, and dimensioning.*
- Propose processes necessary for part completion and materials needed.*
- Visualize a completed part from the information given in a drawing.*
- Analyze assembly drawings by examining individual components.*
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Student Interview and Portfolio Review
Effective Term
Summer 2014